Plasma catecholamine values (pg/ml) at baseline and during and after simulated ventricular tachycardia
| Duration of tachycardia (min) | Time after discontinuing tachycardia (min) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| Values are mean (SD). | |||||||
| *p < 0.05 v baseline values. | |||||||
| Group A, normal left ventricular function; group B, depressed left ventricular function. | |||||||
| Adrenaline | |||||||
| Group A | 92 (26) | 109 (25) | 132 (28)* | 127 (17)* | 133 (20)* | 129 (32)* | 112 (28) |
| Group B | 130 (77) | 157 (69) | 189 (95)* | 188 (114)* | 179 (94) | 147 (36) | 148 (53) |
| Noradrenaline | |||||||
| Group A | 408 (165) | 389 (180) | 470 (142) | 481 (106)* | 482 (85)* | 393 (87) | 384 (137) |
| Group B | 474 (113) | 533 (189) | 632 (202)* | 644 (218)* | 625 (201)* | 574 (133)* | 530 (119) |